G                            C
The back of the winter is broken
Am                D7          G
And light lingers long by the door
G                                   C
And the seeds of the summer have spoken
Am             D7           G
In gowans that bloom on the shore

[Chorus]
   D                   Em              C
By night and day we'll sport and we'll play
      G                        Am       D7
And delight as the dawn dances over the bay
Em              D/F#          G        C
Sleep blows the breath of the morning away
       Am         D7    G
And we follow the heron home

[Verse]
G                             C
In darkness we cradled our sorrow
    Am             D7         G
And stoked all our fires with fear
          G                          C
Now these bones that lie empty and hollow
    Am        D7          G
Are ready for gladness to cheer

[Chorus]
   D                    Em             C
By night and day we'll sport and we'll play
      G                        Am       D7
And delight as the dawn dances over the bay
Em              D/F#          G        C
Sleep blows the breath of the morning away
       Am         D7    G
And we follow the heron home

[Verse]
G                              C
So long may you sing of the salmon
        Am           D7             G
And the snow-scented sounds of your home
G                                    C
While the north wind delivers its sermon
   Am           D7        G
Of ice and salt water and stone

[Chorus] 2x
   D                   Em              C
By night and day we'll sport and we'll play
      G                        Am       D7
And delight as the dawn dances over the bay
Em              D/F#          G        C
Sleep blows the breath of the morning away
       Am         D7    G
And we follow the heron home

[End] 4x
G   C   G       G   Am     G
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